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Faith Maina Ph.D. (SUNY Oswego) Kefa Otiso Ph.D. (Bowling Green) Francis Koti Ph.D. (Northern Alabama)
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Purpose Overview of peer review process Elements included in quality review Practice review
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Overview of Peer Review Process Editor in Chief Associate Editor Managing Editor
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Review Process Associate Editor Reviewer 1 Reviewer 2 Reviewer 3
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Specific (differentiate from the thousands of articles in the area) Concise (15 words or less) Variables (what exactly is being studied) Participants (who is in the study) Main title and subtitle (specific variables) Titles
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Concise (100-250 words) Purpose of study Research methodology (qualitative) Instruments (interviews, surveys, content analysis, observations) Results (only highlights) Abstracts
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Introduce the problem area Establish its importance Provide an overview of the relevant literature Show how the current study will advance knowledge in the area Describe specific questions, purposes in the last paragraph of this section Introductions & Literature Reviews
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Selective referencing (citing only important references) Critical review (strengths and weaknesses of previously done studies) Currency of the literature (published in recent years) Limited use of direct quotes Topic to topic (themes) Coherent essay with logical transitions Conceptual definition (brief) Literature Reviews
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Setting (study site) Population (who resides in that site) Sampling Instruments Procedure Methodology
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Sample Population/ only those who participated in the study) Diverse (if this is significant to the research question) Demographics (age, gender, level of education, job group etc.) Size (if small, consider profiling each participant) Sampling
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Interviews (actual interview schedule) Focus group interviews (organized around themes) Content analysis (documents, videos, pictures etc.) Observation (observation schedule) Instruments
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Entry into study site Letters seeking permission from relevant authorities Informed consent for participants Administration of instruments Procedure
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Coding (method of analysis) Trustworthiness Member checking Descriptions of observations Clearly organized by themes (allow voice of participants to be heard through direct quotes) Analysis and Results
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Brief summary of purpose and highlights of results Limitations (methodological flaws) Link to literature (only work cited in the introduction and literature review) Interpretation of results (offer explanation of unexpected findings) Implications (what actions should be taken) Future research (point to a specific direction) Discussion, Conclusions & Outcomes
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Only the work cited in the text APA style References
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Practice Exercise
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For each one, rate the extent of appropriateness where 5 is the highest rating. N/A (not applicable) I/I (insufficient information to make a judgement) Title Very satisfactory 54321 Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain: Abstract Very satisfactory 54321 Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain: Introduction Very satisfactory 54321 Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain: Evaluating a Manuscript Practice Exercise
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Literature Very satisfactory 54321 Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain: Sample Very satisfactory 54321 Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain: Instrument Very satisfactory 54321 Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain: Review Cont.’
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Analysis Results Very satisfactory 54321 Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain: Discussion and Conclusion Very satisfactory 54321 Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain: Review Cont.’
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Role of Reviewer Provide a rating (reject, invite major/minor revisions, accept) Comments to authors Professional and respectful tone Corrective feedback Confidential comments to associate editor
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